The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-01-20
AN 1NrERLsrING LETTER
About the Cleveland s. Canton. Undoubted-
IL from w. A. LYnch, Esq.

About the Cleveland u Canton Undoubted-
ly from w. A. Lynch, Esq.
A Boston stakeholder of the Cleveland
q Canton, one high In the OOrbin Pariin
ranks, received the following letter from
his legal adviser ia Cleveland:
CLEVELAND. o., January 8, 1887
Dear Sir: telegrsphed from OlIm
bus to know whether Blood had given
any notice of Br election held January
| 3, or whether the stockholders In Boston
anew anything about 1t. got y III
answer, which was just ss | expected.
Doubtless you have seen In the newsps
pers that Blood went through the form
Of holding an election In January, n
first information of which | received
through the newspapers. SO far as the
legal effect Of this election is concerned
1pOn the title of the two boards, | thiD6
It will amount to absolutely nothing. |,
Is so plain and paIpable fraud upon
tne stockholders at large, that |
nave not the least fear of IT.
being recognized In any court. Blood
8 evidently relying upon the notion
that no notice is nece sHryfOF gener
stated meeting of stockholders as disiiu
guished from a special meeting This
Is true; and under the rulings In 0 TO-
# the corporation had no. undertaken
IA any wise, to fix date for AN elec
tign, notice of The meeting TO be held
tile first Monday In January would nor
Oe necessary As that Is the date fixed by
law. In this case Blood and hi4 part
rave given out that the regulation had
been adopted fixing the date In Nav 80
chat date having been acquesceO a las
year by all parties concerned, snd h,
aud his fellows now holding flee III
Ter an election held In May for the year
'xpiring next May, 1t ia perfectly obvi
ms that his proceeding Is without the
slightest color of law or right. II is
rae we have contested the validity of
MA regulations, but he and his board
nave insisted upon their validity, and II
he case In the Supreme Court have St
them up as the basis of their title; 10
you will remember that the regularity
of his organization and his right to ac
as chairman and control the meeting
leld last May, all depends upon IN
validity of his regulations. UHdpI
these circumstances, If he and his part
hBd determined to adopt our position
and TeDudlate the regulations, 1t was
indispensable that they should Civ
uOtice of the fact o reasonable tim
before the first Monday in January, 81
that the stockholders would have al
to attend q meeting to b
held under the law. | think, however
that his conduct in this respec
when brought to the attention of the
Supreme Court, will aid us in getting
Jhe quo warTantO case set down for im
mediate trial, and it is our purpose ia
ask the Attorney General to renew ri
application as soon ss the new Judge
takes his seat, which will be on Febru
Rry 8. Nothing that has yet been done
shows so clearly the character Of Blood
as this last movement, and we propose
to present it to the court In its true
color.
The success of this proposed effort by
the attorney to secure hearing o. tn
quo waTTsntO case will depend upon the
decision Of the new Judge At it.
former consideration the Supreme our
declined to take the case out Of Ito order
by a vote OF three to two. The CoFbiu
people are evidently still full Of fight.